The quality of fuel is regulated by the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act) that places an obligation on the fuel industry, including fuel suppliers, to supply fuels that meet strict environmental requirements. The requirements are in place to reduce the adverse effects of motor vehicle emissions on air quality and human health, and to enable countries to effectively adopt new vehicle engine and emission control technologies. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is responsible for developing and enforcing a number of fuel quality standards made under the Act.
Fuel quality standards have been set for Petrol, Diesel, Biodiesel and Autogas. Ethanol has a fuel quality information standard. A Diesohol standard and a standard for fuel grade ethanol are being considered. Monitoring is undertaken to ensure compliance with the standards. Penalties apply if standards aren't met.
Emerging fuel quality issues include: Olefins; Racing Fuels; Ethanol; Review of the Fuel Quality Standards Act; Alternative and Renewable Fuels.
Petrol
Diesel
Biodiesel
Autogas
Petrol
The standards have been implemented to reduce the amount of toxic pollutants in vehicle emissions, such as benzene and particles, with studies estimating reductions of up to 50 per cent for some pollutants over 20 years. This is great news for our health, with cleaner air helping to reduce the number of serious respiratory illnesses and asthma cases, particularly in children.
A national fuel grade standard for ethanol that can be blended with petrol up to a maximum level of ten per cent was introducted on 28 June 2008.
petrol standard is:
PETROLEUM QUALITY STANDARD
The quality of fuel is regulated by the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act) that places an obligation on the fuel industry, including fuel suppliers, to supply fuels that meet strict environmental requirements. The requirements are in place to reduce the adverse effects of motor vehicle emissions on air quality and human health, and to enable countries to effectively adopt new vehicle engine and emission control technologies. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is responsible for developing and enforcing a number of fuel quality standards made under the Act.
Fuel quality standards have been set for Petrol, Diesel, Biodiesel and Autogas. Ethanol has a fuel quality information standard. A Diesohol standard and a standard for fuel grade ethanol are being considered. Monitoring is undertaken to ensure compliance with the standards. Penalties apply if standards aren't met.
Emerging fuel quality issues include: Olefins; Racing Fuels; Ethanol; Review of the Fuel Quality Standards Act; Alternative and Renewable Fuels.
Petrol
The standards have been implemented to reduce the amount of toxic pollutants in vehicle emissions, such as benzene and particles, with studies estimating reductions of up to 50 per cent for some pollutants over 20 years. This is great news for our health, with cleaner air helping to reduce the number of serious respiratory illnesses and asthma cases, particularly in children.A national fuel grade standard for ethanol that can be blended with petrol up to a maximum level of ten per cent was introducted on 28 June 2008.
petrol standard is:
- Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination (as amended)
||~ Parameter ||~ National standard ||~ Grade ||~ Date of effect ||~ Test method ||(no ethanol)
(with ethanol)
(Methyl tertiary-butyl ether)
(Di-isopropropyl ether)
(Tertiary butyl alcohol)
(3 hrs @ 50ºC)
Standard for Ethanol (up to ten per cent ethanol blended with petrol)
Ethanol Standard ||
References
http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/fuelquality/standards/index.html
http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/fuelquality/publications/pubs/fuel0900.pdf__